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David J. Cohen, CPA
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David Cohen is the shareholder in charge of tax practice at BeachFleischman PC. He was previously employed with the international CPA firms of Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), Peat Marwick Mitchell (now KPMG) and Laventhol & Horwath. He has been in public accounting since 1981.
 
Areas of Specialty
  • Tax planning and strategy
  • Business consulting
  • Retirement planning

 
Industry Experience

  • Real estate

  • High tech and software

  • Professional services

  • Manufacturing and distribution

  • Medical practices

  • Professional athletes

 
Education
  • University of Arizona, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
 
Professional Associations and Activities
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants - Southern Arizona Division, Public Relations Committe Past Chairman
  • Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants - Southern Arizona Division, Public Service Award recipient, 2002
  • Citizen's Finance Review Commission, Technical Advisor, 2003
 
Publications
Cohen has written a tax and real estate column for Lawyers Title's monthly newsletter. The Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen have published many of his articles and quoted him as a professional resource on accounting and tax issues. He has also published articles in The Daily Territorial and was a contributor to Inside Tucson Business's 1999 Economic Outlook.
 
Selected Speeches
Cohen has given numerous speeches and lectures to a variety of groups and is frequently the lead speaker at firm-sponsored client seminars. He has been a panelist on KUAT-TV's tax tips program and KNST-AM's "Money Matters." He has been featured during news segments on the local NBC, CBS and ABC television affiliates, as well as the news show "Arizona Illustrated." He was one of eight CPAs chosen nationally to participate in USA Today's on-line Tax Hotline program in 2002.
 
Business/Community Association and Activities
  • Centurions for Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital
  • Desert Angels, Member
  • Pima County Sports & Tourism Authority, Treasurer
  • Real Estate and Allied Professionals, Director
  • Southern Arizona Leadership Council
  • Tax 20 Group, a National Tax Director Association
  • TMC Foundation, Director
  • Tucson Airport Authority, Member
  • Tucson Tax Study Group, Director
  • University of Arizona Eller College Associates, Member
  • VIP Breakfast Club, President 2009
 
Past
  • Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Board of Trustees
  • Greater Tucson Economic Council (GTEC), past Treasurer, and Chair of Tax Reform Committee
  • Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau, past Chairperson & Treasurer
  • Pima County Real Estate Research Council, Chairman (2005 & 2006)
  • Ronald McDonald House, Board Trustee
  • Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault, President
  • Southern Arizona Tourism Coalition, Treasurer
  • Tucson Children's Museum, Treasurer
  • Tucson Economic Prosperity Alliance, Treasurer
  • Tucson Horizons, Vice President
  • Tucson Jewish Community Foundation, Professional Advisory Group
  • United Way Volunteer in the Workplace 1988, Honoree
  • Walkup for Mayor of Tucson Committee, Treasurer (1999)
  • Walkup for Mayor of Tucson Committee, Treasurer (2003)
 
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